Forest Village Community Development for the Advancement of KUBE of Natural Color Batik “Kehati Meru Betiri”

This study describes community development efforts with a group of forest village communities members of “Kelompok Usaha Bersama (KUBE)” or Joint Business Group, established in 2018. This group was formed by the programinitiator, ICCT (Indonesia Climate Changed Trust Fund), focusing on improving environmental ecology for environmental sustainability and people prosperity. Thisstudy aims to describe the process of community development to advance the existence of KUBE Natural Color Batik “Kehati Meru Betiri” and to analyze the use of community assets at KUBE Natural Color Batik "Kehati Meru Betiri." The research used a qualitative approach with descriptive type. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 informants, selected through apurposive sampling technique. The results showed that the community development processwas carried out using the perspective of social welfare and ecology. Its stages consist ofassessment, planning, action plan formulation, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, termination, and the utilization of community assets in KUBE Batik. The results from this community development program can indirectly provide a Multiplier Effect for people who are not members of KUBE Batik. One of which is taking part as a batik tourism guide for tourists who come to see the process of batik making, which uses natural color-based plants obtained from the forest in its process. The communities are also encouraged to do re-planting